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DISCLAIMERCities for Sustainable Tomorrow is the post event report of the 2nd South Asian Cities Summit, 2015.The analysis, conclusions and recommendations of this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the AIILSG. The Report is produced on the basis of information, data, analysis shared by ministers, urban planners and urban experts during discussions on various urban issues at the South Asian Cities Summit (2015). While AIILSG checks data provided to the fullest extent possible, the responsibility for the accuracy of the information lies with the original providers of the data.

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Cities For Sustainable Tomorrow

Post Event Report2nd South Asian Cities Summit

India Habitat CentreMay 22-23, 2015

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Smt. Sumitra MahajanSpeakerLok Sabha

Shree Nitin GadkariMinister of Road Transport

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Key Highlights

» Delhi Declaration was unanimously adopted by participant cities at the South Asian Cities Summit, 2015. » More than 50 renowned speakers shared their experiences and recommended solutions on various issues cities

are facing today. » Over 300+ delegates from cities across South Asia—India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia,

Bhutan, Japan, Singapore, the UK and the USA participated. » The summit was covered in leading print and electronic media such as Asian News International (ANI), Lok

Sabha TV, Urban Update, and Urban News Digest. » Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Government of India recognized the SACS-2015 and featured the

video of the summit on its website and YouTube channel. » The summit witnessed participation from officials of various ministries, city leaders, technology providers,

research organizations, and representatives from national and international agencies like CDKN, NIUA, USGBC, UN-HABITAT, SPA, and IUDI.

» The 2nd meeting of South Asian Mayors Forum was held during the summit. » A series of Technical Sessions, Panel Discussions were organised on a varied range of urban development

issues to discuss Smart City Concept. » A blue print on Smart City Concept addressing Urban Transport, Solid Waste, Sanitation, Water and Sanitation,

and other urban development issues was prepared.

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Background and ObjectiveCreation of a Smart City is a process spanning several years. Effective stakeholders’ consultation is required to capture varied needs and learnings. ‘Connecting Cities, Building Knowledge’ has been the main motto of our 2nd South Asian Cities Summit (SACS), 2015. Building on the success of first SACS (2013)—of creating a network for city’s Mayors–“The South Asian Mayor’s Forum”, and connecting the South-Asian countries— we proceeded to SACS 2015, and provided Mayors of South Asian Cities and other global stakeholders a platform to speak on the concept of Smart City. Organised on May 22-23, 2015 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, together with the official host, the Swachch Bharat Mission, and the event partners Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), we - All India Institutes of Local Self Government (AIILSG) and Cities Network Campaign (CNC), had a well-received program this year!

The content of the summit was inspired by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s ambitious initiative of Smart City Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)—an effort to promote economic growth, improve governance, and deliver more effective and efficient public services to urban dwellers in India.

The objective of SAC Summit 2015 was to convene a high-profile gathering of Hon’ble Ministers/Mayors/Commissioners/CEOs, Government officials, senior local governments officials from South Asian cities, international subject experts, policy makers, national/international organizations, technology providers, financial institutions, funding organisations working in the area of Smart and Sustainable cities and climate change in the South Asian countries to discuss a potential roadmap for implementing the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister. The Summit provided a platform to participants from different parts of the world to discuss solutions for the problems cities are facing, and create a roadmap for a smart urban future involving development of new forms of collaborations and partnerships.

With this objective, more than 300 delegates across the South Asian countries and other parts of the world such as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Indonesia. participated. The two-day event provided a platform for participants to:

» Debate and discuss a potential roadmap for Smart and Sustainable Cities in India and South Asia; » Identify implementable action plans for improvement in key urban services and infrastructure like transportation,

street lighting, solid waste management, and sanitation; » Inclusion of energy efficiency technologies and practices, and use of renewable energy technologies; » Financing and funding avenues for cities and exploring potential business opportunities; » South Asian Mayors’ Forum Meet - Explore the huge potential of South Asian cities to involve, engage and

influence one another and learn from similar urban issues and experiences; » A platform to display best practices across smart cities around the globe;

We received bouquets of appreciation from our attendees, speakers and media. The attendees appreciated the net-working opportunities made available and the overall experience at the event. The speakers were elated about the choice of content and opined that this was an appropriate timing to talk about Smart and Sustainable Cities that are not only Smart but aspires to meet future requirements.

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Aditi PaulCountry Programme Manager, CDKN

Akshima T GhateTERI

Alain GrimardDirectorUN-Habitat

Anuradha DasDirector, Cities Network Campaign

Arunava DasguptaSecretary IUDI

Ashok JainTerracon

Ashok WankhedeABP News

Bharati ChaturvediDirectorChintan Foundation

Clare HealyC40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, UK

Dr. Sneha PalnitkarDirectorRCUES

Dr. B C SabatSr. Scientific OfficerDelhi Government

Dr. Dhiraj Ajay SuriCities Alliance

Dr. Jatin V ModiEmeritus PresidentAIILSG

Dr. K. Vijaya LakshmiVice President, Devel-opment Alternatives

Dr. Kulwant SinghRegional Advisor, UN-Habitat

Dr. M RamachandranFormer UD Secretary, Government of India

Dr. Madhu SharmaMainstreaming Division, NACO

Dr. Naresh GoelDeputy DirectorNACO

Elizabeth GogoiOxford PolicyManagement

Hemanthi GoonasekeraFSLGASri Lanka

Iwai MasayaDeputy Director, Clair, Singapore

Dr. Sudhir KrishnaFormer UD Secretary, Government of India

Mihir R BhattFounder Director, AIDMI

Chitra ChopraFormer Secretary MoHUPA

Nirmala SamantFormer Mumbai Mayor

O P AgarwalTransport Expert

P U AsnaniChairmanUMC Global

Palash SrivastavaDirector, PPPI & Programmes IDFC

Divya SharmaTERI

Hansa PatelExecutive Advisor AIILSG

Preeti SinhaYES Bank

Prof. Shivanand SwamyCEPT University

Prof. Shyamala ManiProfessorNIUA

Prof. Usha RaghupathiProfessorNIUA

Puneet SrivastavaUrban SpecialistWaterAid India

Raj LiberhanFormer DirectorIndia Habitat Centre

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Rajeev Ranjan GuruGreen Mantra

Ramanath JhaDirector General, AIILSG

Ranjan K PandaConvenorWater Initiatives

Ravi Ranjan GuruConsultant AdvisorAIILSG

Renu GeraSr. ConsultantUNICEF

Richa SharmaSr. Project AssociateNIUA

Roger SavageDirectorAtkins

Rohit VirmaniSenior Project Associate, NIUA

Roshni NuggehalliExecutive Director YUVA, Mumbai

S D SharmaDirector, Business Development, DMRC

Sandhya GodeyPrincipal Consultant, Phoenix IT Solutions

Shailaja FennelCentre of Development Studies

Sanjay ChauhanMayorShimla

Adv. Vandana ChavanMemberRajya Sabha

V SureshAdvisorGood Governance

Trupti A VaitlaCEO, Mumbai Environmental Social

Vatsal BhattUSGBC

Vagish SharmaNational Skill Develop-ment Corporation

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Key OutcomesAiming to raise awareness and advocate for sustainable urban development, the Summit witnessed an august gath-ering of more than 300 delegates across the South Asian countries and other parts of the world such as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Indonesia, etc.

All the delegates, speakers that included city leaders from South Asian Countries, representatives of national and international organisations, urban planners, and bureaucrats decided on the agenda for Smart and Sustainable devel-opment in cities. Several points were discussed and debated with pro-active engagement of participants considering different national realities, capacities and levels of development, national policies and priorities. They unanimously agreed and signed the following declaration during the South Asian Cities Summit 2015.

DELHI DECLARATION 2015 Adopted At The South Asian Cities Summit 2015

We, the Mayors & elected Representatives, officers, National and International Development Agencies, Donor Organ-isations, Civil Societies, NGOs, Representatives of wider urban development fraternity and us as citizens resolve that

1. We will make our cities smarter and create sustainable habitats for the present and future generations.2. We will pursuit towards city planning taking into account regional and climate compatible development, natural

disaster, vulnerability, urban resilience and welcome CDKN support in these aspects.3. We will create policies and implement initiatives which are socially, culturally and economically inclusive by in-

ter-alia, specifically addressing gender equality, safety, security, creating investment opportunities and conserv-ing heritage of the built environment.

4. We will empower ourselves by adopting more coordinated and coherent approach towards resolving and pro-viding services towards efficient service delivery.

5. We will strive to work for green growth by introducing coordinated land-use planning, sustainable urban mobility using ICT, energy efficiency in urban services and buildings and promoting renewable energy solutions.

6. We commit to work for resource conservation by introducing efficient water management systems and solid waste reduction mechanisms.

7. We will create and implement inclusive decision making processes and encourage citizen participation and private partnerships.

8. We will assist local governments by building capacities of its leaders and administrators in order to provide effi-cient and effective urban governance.

9. We commit to ourselves to knowledge sharing, best practices and experience on smart urban development and co-benefits and will strive to gather annually.

10. We would like AIILSG to be the focal point for knowledge sharing, sharing of best practices and deliberations on various innovative ideas to improve service delivery and enhance quality of life of city residents.

11. We will push for technological innovations for effective and efficient delivery. 12. We will facilitate cities of the participating countries taking up smart city agenda as this will be the most appropri-

ate method of making life more comfortable and civic facilities more accessible for all city residents.13. We will harness innovative financial resources streams dovetailing funds from the government to implement

smart city projects cost effectively and expeditiously.14. We will strive to develop common or locally suitable service level benchmarks and performance parameters for

the cities.15. We resolve to work with a cooperative spirit among South Asian Cities building upon the strengths and best

practices in the region.

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Inaugural SessionChief Guest

Shree Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environ-ment and Forest

Guest of HonourShri Satyendra Jain, Minister for Health (Delhi)

SpeakersMr. Ramanath Jha, Director General, AIILSG; Dr. Jatin V Modi, Emeritus President, AIILSG; Mr. Alain Grimard, Director, UN-HABITAT (Latin America); Mr. Harshdeep Malhotra, Mayor, East Delhi Municipal Corporation; Ms. Aditi Paul, Country Programme Manager, CDKN; Ms. Anuradha Das, Director, Cities Network Campaign; Mr. Ravi Ranjan Guru, Consultant Advisor, AIILSG

Highlights » Rapid urbanisation throws up unparallel

challenges both in policy and in governance.Cities must meet these challenges and fashion answers in the light of their own socio-economic and cultural contexts.

» Indian and South Asian Cities are at a turning point in their urbanisation. Poised to grow at swift pace along with resurgent economies, they can derive advantage from the latest technological development.

» Urban development should be controlled and well-managed to make cities environment friendly.

» Government of India has launched several schemes for urban rejuvenation such as Smart City Mission, Housing for All, Swachch Bharat, and HRIDAY. These schemes should keep in mind the readiness of Urban Local Bodies and state governments.

» Smart City Mission is an opportunity that can become a huge success if it is implemented following three principles—commitment, result oriented actions and wisdom.

Honourable Minister of Environment and Forest, Shree Prakash Javadekar graced the Summit as Chief Guest. Javadekar congratulated AIILSG, CNC and CDKN for organizing the international summit with a focus on Smart and Sustainable cities. He shared the initiatives taken by Government of India and Ministry of Environment and Forest in the line of sustainable and smart cities. He shown his interest in the outcome of the SACS 2015 and requested organisers to share the outcome with the Ministry. Guest of Honour, Shree Satyendra Jain, Minister of Health (Delhi), delivered a special address in which he highlighted the problems Delhi is facing

Shree Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment and Forest“Focus on sustainable development is crucial for building liveable and smart cities. Each city needs to have a vision for the next fifty years to handle the pressure of rapid urbanisation. Cities should be able to forecast their future needs properly before planning development. Urban planners should fo-cus on periphery development of cities to accom-modate the growing population in cities else it will result in proliferation of slums. Capacity building of municipal staff and appointment of ‘right person at right place’ is needed for inclusive development of cities. Better coordination among different civic and development agencies should be given due impor-tance to ensure better urban governance in existing cities and upcoming Smart Cities.”

Shree Satyendra Jain, Minister of Health (Delhi)“Cities need to focus on their design. Even the road design in many of our cities is not correct. We do not need sprawling bungalows in cities; we can have smartly designed houses that will serve the purpose. Urban planners need to focus on building big community spaces so that people can engage with each other.”

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Leadership SpeakAn Anchored DiscussionSouth Asian City Leaders - Pride in your City – Energising your Citizens

On the first day of the Summit, Leadership Speak was organised among the mayors and experts from different cities of South Asian countries. This session was chaired by Mr. Raj Liberhan, former Director of India Habitat Centre. The panellist for this session were Dr. Ahmed Shukry Hussain, CEO, Local Government Authority, Maldives; Mr. Kalanidhi Devkota, MuAN, Nepal; Smt. Poonam Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh; Shri Sanjay Chauhan, Mayor, Shimla and Mr. Ashok Wankhede, Journalist, ABP News. The panellists shared the success stories of local administrative authorities and challenges they face in their respective cities. Mr. Ashok Wankhede concluded the session stating that the sharing of experiences of successful local administrative authorities can bring in many positive changes which will be instrumental in executing the vision of smart cities.

Panel Discussion IEmpowering Local Governments towards the Smart and Sustainable City Development – Enhancing Urban Governance

ChairDr. M. Ramachandran, Former UD Secretary, Government of India

SpeakersIwai Masaya, Deputy Director, Clair, Singapore; Raj Liberhan, Former Director, India Habitat Centre; Ms. Hemanthi Goonasekera, FSLGA, Sri Lanka; Ms. Clare Healy, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, UK; Mr. Vatsal Bhatt, USGBC; Dr. Ratna Jain, Chairman, AAAS Academy, Kota

The panel discussion aimed to find out the status of implementation of existing laws and policy reforms formulated for empowering local bodies. The panel also deliberated upon the alternatives to empower municipal bodies holistically. The session focused on bringing three tiers of government to work together for improving liveability in cities.

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Technical Session ICleanliness is Every Citizen’s RightCitizen Centric Solid Waste Management Approach ChairDr. Jatin V. Modi, Emeritus President, AIILSG

Co-ChairMs. Hansa Patel, Executive Advisor, AIILSG

SpeakersDr. Sudhir Krishna, Former UD Secretary, Government of India; Ms. Bharati Chaturvedi, Director, Chintan Foundation; Mr. P U Asnani, Chairman, UMC Global; Lt. Gen. Rajender Singh, CEO, DLF Foundation

Swachch Bharat Mission is a great opportunity for cities to make them clean, and healthy. Public awareness and commitment of Urban Local Bodies is crucial for the clean city concept. ULBs and citizens need to work together for clean city concept. The panel, during the discussion underlined the growing problems resulting from poor sanitation in cities. Communicable diseases are growing because of the virus in garbage is disturbing all sort of living beings including the marine life. Here are the key points emerged during the discussion:

» Toxic waste need to be disposed of in a scientific manner. It is an issue of concern because we don’t have engineered infrastructure and landfills to dispose of toxic waste.

» Rights of children engaged in waste collection have not received due attention. » The conventional way of solid waste management is taking 50-60% of the municipal budget and still the services

are poor. » Waste Management Policy need to include improved recycling and better facilities for waste pickers, better land-

use management and planning. » Energy generated from sludge can meet up to 80% of plant’s energy needs and 40% of the O&M costs. » Smart Drainage Planning should target for zero flooding. Flow of sewage should be stopped from going into

Storm Water Drainage System. Storm water should nurture water bodies. » Smart Sewage Management should target for 100% recycle and reuse. » AIILSG can take up the task of educating citizens on how to recycle plastic waste. » STPs and decentralized solid waste management are financially viable as they are self-sustained infrastructure.

Waste generated is not a waste, its money hidden within waste which can be recycled and reused efficiently. » Awareness on segregation of waste is crucial. Massive campaign to educate people about the need of

segregating wet and dry waste. » Recycling of the waste can lead to enormous saving of the natural resources.

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Technical Session IIMoving People Across Cities in Comfort and Speed Technology and Urban Mobility ChairMr. O P Agarwal, Transport Expert

SpeakersMr. J B Baraiya, Commissioner, Gandhinagar; Mr. S D Sharma, Director, Business Development, DMRC; Prof. Shivanand Swamy, CEPT University; Ms. Akshima T Ghate, TERI

Traffic congestion, parking issues, air pollution, accidents, and noise pollution lead to physical and environmental degradation. To address these issues, it is required to develop a suitable and sustainable urban mobility model that is mix of various modes of transport and prioritises use of public transport.

» Allocating road space for collective mobility is the way forward. Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) is the key element in smart mobility. Cities should plan to include the mix of all the transport mode without bias.

» Long and short term comprehensive mobility plans are to be prepared taking into account the future development. Need for the review of long term plan at every 5 years.

» There is need to provide efficient comfortable and fast rapid transit system in the cities of population more than one million.

» Selection of modes of transport for various corridors of the cities should be done scientifically considering the various factors including technical and financial sustainability.

» A sustainable urban mobility plan should be a strategic plan designed to satisfy the mobility needs of people and business in cities and their surroundings for a better quality of life. It should build on existing planning practices and take due consideration of integration, participation, evaluation, and sustainability principles.

» Technology in sustainable urban mobility context needs to be looked beyond use of ICT. Technology interventions could range from promotion of clean fuels, clean vehicle technologies, use of intelligent traffic technologies for efficient management of traffic, use of emission control/monitoring technologies, encouraging virtual commuting, regulating vehicles for energy efficiency and emissions.

» We shall have one institution to deal with entire mobility issues rather than having multiple institutions dealing multiple issues related to urban mobility.

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Technical Session IIIFinancial Viability of Smart CitiesA Policy Approach

ChairDr. M Ramachandran, Former UD Secretary, Government of India

SpeakersMr. V Suresh, Advisor, Good Governance, India Foundation; Mr. Sanjay Chauhan, Mayor, Shimla; Mr. Raj Liberhan, Former Director, India Habitat Centre; Ms. Elizabeth Gogoi, Oxford Policy Management; Mr. Roger Savage, Director, Atkins; Mr. Palash Srivastava, Director, PPPI & Programmes, IDFC

The government’s decision to build 100 smart cities requires investment of around USD one trillion for development of trunk and internal infrastructure. The panel discussed the alternative funding options available apart from budgetary allocation by the government. Foreign Direct Investment in construction sector, Public Private Partnership (PPP), engagements with Multi National Companies, and other sources of fund generation were suggested.

» Tax increment financing framework to be developed so that, like in telecom revolution, smart cities can find additional resources.

» International funding possibilities like Green Climate fund, and Climate change adaptation fund should be targeted.

» To avail proposed option like pooled finance development fund, REIT and VGF, there is need to put in place a proper policy regime as well confidence building scenario.

» For PPPs to work well, lessons from PPPs of JnNURM should be analyzed. A regulatory regime should be in position and both the contract structuring and contract management system should be made pro-active.

» Cities could do well by immediately focusing on improved credit ratings, transparent approach to SLB status making available, reliable data structure/fine tuning CMPs and CSPs.

» A dialogue should be encouraged among city bodies, state government and institutional representatives, national level and financial institutions, mechanism representing various initial financial and facilitating bodies so that on a city specific basis possibility of raising resource can be put together.

» State government should come out with their proposed share of smart city financing.

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Closed Group Meeting South Asian Mayors’ Forum

ChairDr. Jatin V. Modi, Emeritus President, AIILSG

ParticipantsMayors and city leaders across from South Asian Cities

Focused Group Discussion carried out between all the mayors and commissioners from India and other South Asian Cities. The discussion was based on the sustainability of South Asian Cities Summit decided on frequency of such events in near future. All participants suggested ways to adopt smart cities in India and across other South Asian Cities.

» South Asian Cities Summit should happen annually so that other South Asian countries and cities can be present in the next summit. It should happen on rotation basis in all other cities of South Asia so that name South Asian is justified.

» Smart City has to be a functional model rather than the conceptual model and need to identify what is required to be done in next 25 years to lead it on the path of smart city.

» Vision Document should be prepared it should focus on rapid urbanization due to migration, safety issues of women and child, pro-poor inclusive development, safe transportation and experience sharing.

» Orientation of Smart cities should be given to all Urban Local Bodies. Focus should be on providing efficient manpower and capacity building of ULBs.

» A forum can be prepared and focus on the most important issues related to smart cities. Each country can share its experience with other countries.

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Technical Session IVWater and SanitationEnhancing the Lifeline fluid of cities

ChairDr. Sudhir Krishna, Former UD Secretary, Government of India

SpeakersMr. Puneet Srivastava, Urban Specialist, WaterAid India; Mr. Ranjan K Panda, Convenor, Water Initiatives, Odisha; Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Additional Commissioner, Bhopal

Smart water and waste water management demands for efficient, sustainable, transparent, inclusive, safe and competitive system. The panel suggested that smart water supply should target for 24X7 quality water supply with metering and rational tariff which in turn should be able to reduce water consumption.

» Integration of City Sanitation Plans with City Development plans has been a challenge for adoption of city wide approaches.

» Most of the cities lack infrastructure for sanitation facilities like public toilets, and community toilets. » Drinking water supplied through piped water should be restricted to particular usage. For gardening and other

purposes, recycled water should be used. » SCADA system can be adopted for remote monitoring and metering. Different ways for recycling and reuse of

water will get up to 70% extra water. It will result in reduction of Non-Revenue Water from 30% to 15%. » A ban on extraction of underground water should be brought into effect. » Conservation of water and Water Resource Management should be included in policies. » Tariffs can be separated for different usages and population. » Metered water supply should be incorporated by all SLBs.

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Technical Session VEnergy Efficiency and Off-grid Technologies Role in making a Smart City ChairMs. Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar

SpeakersMs. Shailaja Fennel, Centre of Development Studies, Cambridge; Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Guru, Green Mantra; Mr. Vagish Sharma, National Skill Development Corporation; Ms. Anuradha Dasgupta, Director, Cities Network Campaign

Cities are striving to become smart. Energy plays a major role in making cities more efficient, reliable and green. Cities need to adopt various initiatives for the reduced energy consumption, lower energy-related emissions, and enhanced quality of services. The panel recommanded command and control the infrastructure energy requirements and use various smart performance alternatives to reduce energy consumption..

» For fair distribution of energy, there is need to tap smaller scale distributed renewable energy sources, primarily solar, biomass and small scale hydropower.

» Off-grid power based on these technologies has advantages such as network resilience, flexibility and environmental and health benefits.

» To balance two types of investment, a centralized grid should be made available for higher income households and standalone systems in isolated and undeserved areas.

» For smart villages, a mini/micro grid can be made available by adopting home based approaches. » An insightful policy should be made with consideration of challenges existing in villages and energy provisions

for development, and how they can be sorted out. » Workshops can be arranged bringing together the key players like scientists, entrepreneurs, villagers, NGO’s,

financial regulators and policy makers. » Progression can be catalysed through various levels of energy access. This requires a shift from subsistence to

commercial agriculture. » Smart cities need ultra-modern housing which means net zero energy housing. Various construction alternatives

include insulated walls and roof with clay in between bricks, heat simulation for controlling natural insulation. » Upto 5kwp solar module installation possible in 500 sq ft. roof area. Solar modulation installation for common

utility like lift, water pumping and campus lighting are sustainable ways of creating houses. » Off-grid technologies can play a major role in making cities smart. » India needs skilled job force as there is a gap of 112 thousand workforces in solar PV and renewable technologies.

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Parallel SessionIntegrating Safe in Smart Making Cities Safe for Women and ChildrenOrganised by RCUES

ChairMs. Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar

SpeakersDr. Sneha Palnitkar, Director, RCUES; Advocate Vandana Chavan, Rajya Sabha Member; Ms. Chitra Chopra, Former Secretary (MoHUPA); Ms. Renu Gera, Senior Consultant, Former Program Manager UNICEF

Generally, in Smart city discussions, infrastructure, Solid Waste Management, Mobility, and Technology are the most talked topics but human factors are missing. There is a need to integrate human aspect into the Smart City Mission and address the concerns of women, children, disabled, and senior citizens.

» Women safety is an important issue. City administrators have to look into it and build women-friendly cities. » We need to make an inventory of what are the needs of women and how they should be addressed, then only

money could be spent in a proper and fruitful way. We need to have a Gender Status report for cities and it should be mandated to all ULBs.

» Washrooms or restrooms–ULBs need to provide basic infrastructure such as toilets. It should be integrated with the smart city plan

» Crèches for working women should be made available. » Mobility – special transport only for ladies. Reserved seats for ladies in public transport should be strictly followed. » More women participation in local governance should be encouraged.

Parallel SessionMainstreaming PLHIV/ MARPS/Differently AbledOrganised by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)

ChairDr. Naresh Goel, Deputy Director, NACO

SpeakersDr. Madhu Sharma, Mainstreaming Division, NACO; Ms. Shaonli Chakravorthy; Ms. Vandana Mishra, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for Physicaaly Handicapped

Urban life is characterized by large migratory population, geographical and economic disparities; clustered housing in slums and poor sanitary conditions which provide heightened vulnerability to HIV. Therefore, the governance structure in the cities needs to be geared up to face complexities of fast paced urbanization and accordingly customize HIV prevention strategies based on risk factors and vulnerabilities.

» Cities are dynamic entities and they need to be not just governed but nurtured to have a clear culture and identity. » All municipal bodies have their health department through which basic health services are provided in the slums.

We need to ensure that these services include the counseling and testing services for HIV/STI. » Mapping of High risk groups such female sex workers, drug users, transgender, migrants, transporters need to

be part of preparation of city development plan. » Prioritization of these groups under social assistance programme helps to reduce their vulnerabilities.

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Parallel SessionHabitat III Organised by UN-Habitat

ChairMr. Alain Grimard, UN-Habitat

SpeakersDr. Kulwant Singh, Regional Advisor, UN-Habitat; Dr. Dhiraj Ajay Suri, Cities Alliance; Dr. P. Jaypal, Senior Executive Director, YUVA Mumbai; Mr. Justin Jebakumar, Habitat for Humanity, India; Mr. KK Pandey, IIPA, New Delhi; Ms. Triputi Amritwar Vaitla, CEO, Mumbai Environment Social Network

The Parallel Session on Habitat III was jointly organized by UN-Habitat and Youth for Unity & Voluntary Action (YUVA) with the objective to present the background and preparatory process of Habitat III scheduled to be held in October at Quito, Ecuador.

» The background and present process for Habitat III was shared which helped in building an understanding of the process and explore the avenues for engagement by the willing organizations and individuals.

» The various organizations present during the session have taken initiative regarding the Habitat III process. » Habitat for Humanity will be organizing a consultation in October on Asia-Pacific World Forum and YUVA will

be organizing a National consultation of civil society organizations to take their inputs for the Habitat III Report.

Parallel SessionRoundtable on Climate Smart CitiesOrganised by National Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA)

SpeakersProf. Usha P. Raghupathi, Professor, NIUA; Ms. Richa Sharma, Senior Project Associate, NIUA; Mr. Rohit Virmani, Senior Project Associate, NIUA; Prof. Shyamala Mani, Professor, NIUA

IPCC has predicted on global climate change based on four scenarios called Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) IPCC has made predictions for regional level for different regions such as South Asia, South East Asia. IPCC has not made any predictions for local level but they have discussed about Urban Heat Island Effect. This effect says that city emits heat and the heat gets trapped within the city. Hence there is a need to make Climate Smart Cities.

» All the South Asian cities have been facing many major impacts due to climate change. » Key risks for Asia due to various disasters will lead to widespread damage to infrastructure, livelihoods and

settlements. Increase risk of heat related mortality and increased risk of drought-related water and food shortage are causing malnutrition.

» Climate change bring down the infrastructure and everything if not taken care, hence cities need to adapt to climate change and build resilience and long term solutions.

» Technology can be used in smart applications with all the available solutions to deal with the climate issues and making cities climate smart cities.

» Porous Asphalt has been taken up by India and has been experimented in Jaipur. It can be used in those areas where heavy load is not put up on roads like parking areas and walk ways.

» Climate change mitigation needs to be incorporated in the governance model.

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Parallel SessionSmart Cities and Buildings for Sustainable Urban FutureOrganised by USGBC

ChairMr. Vatsal Bhatt, USGBC

SpeakersMs. Preeti Sinha, Senior President and Global Convener, YES Institute/YES Bank; Ms. Sandhya Godey, Principal Consultant, Phoenix IT Solutions, Smart Vizag; Ms. Priyanka Kochhar; Mr. Puneet Mittal

Cities are at the forefront of using the resources available with nature and there is need to save them by deployment of policies like Green Building Bye laws and other byelaws related to water conservation and other available resources. Buildings are major consumption of energy in most of the cities.

» Cities are required to work on building as one of its biggest area wherein lot of interventions can be done to make them in line with green building bye laws.

» India has trends and opportunities for green buildings and various policies can act as enabler for the green building such as GRIHA. It can bring a momentum in enhancing the resource efficiency in the built environment.

» For resource efficiency, integrated platform is to be provided to ensure implementation of not only policy requirement but also facilitate measurable implementation of other aspects as far as resource efficiency is concerned.

» The GRIHA concept has become popular in construction of buildings. Various agencies like BEE and CPWD adopted GRIHA to figure out what is applicable and what is not.

Parallel SessionRealizing City Imaginations - Urban Design for Smart PlanningOrganised by School of Planning and Architecture (SPA)and Institute of Urban Designer India (IUDI)

ChairMr. Ujan Ghosh, President, IUDI

SpeakersMr. Anjan Mitra, Practicing Urban designer, IUDI; Ms. Mriganka Saxena, Practicing Urban Designer, IUDI; Mr. Arunava Dasgupta, Secretary IUDI

Urban Design is important for a city to make it livable, beautiful and efficient in various ways. The core issue is the missing link between the master planning and ground realities. This missing link requires the role of urban design.

» Urban Design is a combination of utility and art. It is a term which can collaborate both the micro and macro planning and link them together.

» Participatory planning is the need of the hour which includes the bottom up planning. » It is important to understand the role of development policy in urban design and how to deliver it. » Urban design needs a long term view for 30-40 years and requires political will, robust policy framework, and

an integrated design approach delivering interlocking principles, robust delivery mechanism and sustained maintenance and management regimes.

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Parallel SessionDevelopment of Asia’s 1st City Heat Action Plan Experience from AhmadabadOrganised by USGBC

SpeakersDr. Dileep Mavalankar, IIPH (Gandhinagar)Dr. Parthasarathi Ganguly, Additional Professor, IIPH (Gandhinagar)

Heat waves are common in India. Every year thousands of people die out of it. Normal life gets disrupted because of power and water shortage resulting from it. Climate change will bring in higher average temperature and more heat waves. Cities are hotter than rural areas for several reasons. The Government and NDMA recognized that heat waves as natural disaster in 2013.

» Various surveys by IIPH shows that all construction workers work in extreme weather condition and at least 10% hospitalized once during summer. Awareness of heat health impact is very low.

» IIPH research on Urban Heat Island Effect shows that the differences between temperatures in hotspots and official IMD temperatures vary from 1-3 degree Celsius.

» Development of Asia’s first Heat Action Plan in Ahmadabad in 2013 with collaboration with IIPH, NRDC and AMC and other partners. The plan was reviewed the heat action plans of cities in the west and reviewed the data and evidence from Ahmadabad. The threshold temperature decided, based on the data, is 45 degree for Ahmadabad.

» Climate resilience and adaptation efforts in cities and states can reduce heat vulnerability, maintain economic stability and protect people’s health.

Parallel SessionUrban Vulnerability and Resilience of CitiesClimate Change and Adaptation ChairMr. Mihir R Bhatt, Founder Director, AIDMI

SpeakersDr. BC Sabat, Senior Scientific Officer, Delhi Government; Dr. K. Vijaya Lakshmi, Vice President, Development Alternatives; Ms. Divya Sharma, TERI; Mr. Ashok Jain, Terracon

Smart city planning is not complete without talking about the Extreme events report SREX by IPCC and Assessment Report-5. Increased urbanization is leading to increased pressure on resources, infrastructure and services. Additional pressures include floods, water shortage, storms, urban heat island effect and development goals of cities are undermined by climate change impacts. » There are many cities or countries across worlds who are engaged in planning for climate resilience without

compromising present development challenges. » Key enablers could be policy and mandate at national and state level. Integration of climate agenda with city

development agenda, Institutionalization of urban climate resilience planning, use and involvement of local expertise to generate context specific locally driven solutions.

» Self-sustainable ecosystem is need of the hour. » Capacity building and awareness generation to generate momentum and facilitate action at all levels, access to

knowledge on climate variability and change and data management and updating to facilitate decision making. » Local Biodiversity Strategy and action plan can be adopted by local governments to implement the action plans

prepared at national level.

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Panel Discussion IIParadigm of Future Cities

ParticipantsMr. Ramanath Jha, Director General, AIILSGDr. M Ramachandran, Former Secretary, MoUDAshok Wankhede, ABP News

Proper understanding of what is meant by a smart city is critical. In India, it is matter of discussion what do you mean by the smart city. Each country probably may have a way of looking at it depending on the technological level, institutional level and resource possibility. Citizen participation arrangement or stakeholder participation should be possible.

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Abbreviations

AIDMI: All India Disaster Mitigation InstituteAIILSG: All India Institutes of Local Self GovernmentAMRUT: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban TransformationBEE: Bureau of Energy EfficiencyBRTS: Bus Rapid Transport SystemCDKN: Climate and Development Knowledge NetworkCEPT: Centre for Environmental Planning and TechnologyCMP: Certified Meeting ProfessionalCNC: Cities Network CampaignCPWD: Central Public Works Department CSP: Certified Safety Professionals DMRC: Delhi Metro Rail CorporationECBC: Energy Conservation Building CodeEIA: Environmental impact assessmentFAR: Floor Area RatioFIRR: Financial Internal Rate of ReturnFSLGA: Federation of SriLankan Local Government AuthoritiesGBV: Gender Based ViolenceGHG:Green House GasGPS: Global Positioning SystemGRIHA: Green Rating for Integrated Habitat AssessmentHRIDAY: Heritage City Development and Augmentation YojanaICT: Information and communications technologyIDFC: Infrastructure Development Finance Company LtdIPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeIUDI: Institute of Urban Designers – IndiaJnNURM: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal MissionLEED: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas MARPS: Most-at-Risk-PopulationsMLD: Million litres per dayMoEF: Ministry of Environment and Forest MoHUPA: Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty AlleviationNACO: National AIDS Control Organisation NGO: Non-Governmental OrganizationNIUA: National Institute of Urban AffairsO&M: Operating and maintenancePLHIV: People Living With HIVPPP: Public Private Partnership RCEUS: Regional Centre for Urban And Environmental StudiesRCP: Representative Concentration PathwaysREIT: Real Estate Investment TrustSACS: South Asian Cities SummitSCADA: Supervisory Control and Data AcquisitionSEIAA: State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority SEZ: Special Economic ZoneSFC: State Finance CommissionsSPA: School of Planning and ArchitectureSREX:STI: Sexually transmitted infectionSTP: Sewerage Treatment PlantSWD: Social Welfare DepartmentSWM: Solid Waste ManagementTERI: Tata Energy Research InstituteULB: Urban Local BodyUMC: Urban Management ConsultantsUNICEF: United Nations Children’s FundUSGBC: U.S. Green Building Council VGF: Viability Gap Funding

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AnnexureAgenda

Day 1 May 22, 2015

Inaugural Session

Leadership Speak - An Anchored Discussion

Panel Discussion I Empowering Local Governments towards the Smart and Sustainable

City Development –Enhancing Urban Governance

Parallel Session I Integrating Safe in Smart - Safety Planning for Women and Children

Parallel Session I Building inclusive cities and Mainstreaming PLHIV/MARPS

Technical Session I Cleanliness is Every Citizen’s Right –Citizen centric Solid Wast Management Approach

Parallel Session II Habitat III UN – Habitat

Technical Session II Moving people across cities in comfort and speed –Technology and Urban Mobility

Parallel Session III Roundtable on Climate Smart Cities

Day 2 23 May 2015

Technical Session III Financial Viability of Smart Cities – A Policy Approach

Parallel Session IV Smart Cities and Buildings for Sustainable Urban Future

South Asian Mayors’ Forum/ Business Meeting - Closed Group Meeting

Parallel Session V Realizing City Imaginations - Urban Design for Smart Planning - IUDI

Technical Session IV Water and Sanitation – Enhancing the Lifeline fluid of cities

Parallel Session VI Development of Asia’s 1st City Heat Action Plan- Experience from Ahmedabad

Technical Session V Energy Efficiency and Off-grid Technologies – Role in making a Smart City

Parallel Session VII Urban Vulnerability and Resilience of Cities – Climate Change and Adaptation

Panel Discussion II Paradigms for Future Cities- Moving Cities Towards Smartness

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